Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Nov 21: The 4th Narco Coordination (NCORD) meeting today reviewed the effectiveness of the measures taken for eradication of Drug menace and Drug Trafficking in theReasi District. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Commissioner, Babila Rakwal and convened by SSP, Amit Gupta.
At the outset, the SSP threw light on the menace of drugs, drug abuse, its causes and prevention. He briefed about the measures adopted by Reasi police to contain drug peddling and rehabilitation of drug users.
The DC laid emphasis on taking effective control measures to contain the menace. She called for creating WhatsApp groups for sharing intelligence regarding Narcotic smuggling and its perpetrators among the stakeholders, identify and monitoring of areas where contraband substances are cultivated, spreading awareness among students by screening short Tele-movies in Schools and Colleges on hazards of drug consumption, assessing the requirement of medicines and other medical equipment for the treatment of drug addicts etc.
Feedback on the implementation of decisions of last 3 NCORD meetings was also obtained from the officers and stakeholders.
The SSP also briefed the officers of Excise, Drug Control and Health Department about the measures to be taken for controlling the drug menace.
The meeting stressed on taking measures for controlling the cultivation of Cannabis and Poppy and the stakeholder departments were asked to conduct scientific mapping of the areas of district Reasi where such cultivation is being done.
The DSWO Reasi stressed upon the officers to implement the decisions in letter and spirit to make Reasi a Drug Abuse free district.
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